Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: Against the statewide grid: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area registers 126 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Seafood, 1 Sushi, and 1 Thai. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
118 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABS in Largo, China Buffet in Tampa and Rotis Indian Restaurant in Riverview anchored the high end of the the Tampa Bay area file. 118 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Bar, 1 Buffet, 1 Burritos, and 1 Greek. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABSLargo1 HP2 INT2 BASScore 122last visit 2026-07-01
- China BuffetTampa7 HP10 INT18 BASPestScore 868last visit 2026-06-26
- Rotis Indian RestaurantRiverview7 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 809last visit 2026-06-30
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburglast visit 2026-02-23
- THE BOAT CLUBTarpon Springs1 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 182last visit 2026-06-08
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Near Miss
126 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: CRAFT KAFE in St. Petersburg, THAI LANNA 2 in Port Richey and EL CAP INC in St. Petersburg put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 126 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is management, not mystery.
- CRAFT KAFESt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 572last visit 2026-07-01
- THAI LANNA 2Port Richey4 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 508last visit 2026-06-11
- EL CAP INCSt. Petersburg3 HP3 INT2 BASPestScore 382last visit 2026-06-11
- MOLLY MALONE'S IRISH PUBTampa3 HP4 INT3 BASScore 343last visit 2026-06-11
- TROPICSTarpon Springs3 HP3 INTScore 330last visit 2026-06-10
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Closed/Delinquent
125 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. ROLL IT ICE CREAM in Madeira Beach, 9 BANGKOK THAI RESTAURANT INC in St. Petersburg and ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATS in Brandon drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- ROLL IT ICE CREAMMadeira Beachclosure score 2
- 9 BANGKOK THAI RESTAURANT INCSt. Petersburgclosure score 2
- ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATSBrandonclosure score 2
- ALTA PINTA CALLEJERATampaclosure score 2
- ANA COFFEE SHOP CORPTampaclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
159 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 159 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB, EL TENAMPA. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. That is management, not mystery.
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus Springs8 HP5 INT14 BASScore 864Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- EL TENAMPASt. Petersburg9 HP1 INT13 BASScore 923Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/13/2026
- GREEN TEAPort Richey9 HP3 INT8 BASScore 938Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- KAWA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHINew Port Richey6 HP9 INT7 BASScore 697Active bad actorlast visit 06/05/2026
- SIRI'S GOURMET BURGERS & PIZZAGulf Port5 HP2 INT12 BASScore 532Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
37 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
GALLO LOCO EXPRESS in Tampa, HUNGRY GREEK OF ZEPHYRHILLS in Zephyrhills and KITCHEN AND BAR AT GREEN SPRINGS in Safety Harbor drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 37 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. GALLO LOCO EXPRESS in Tampa dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- GALLO LOCO EXPRESSTampa
- HUNGRY GREEK OF ZEPHYRHILLSZephyrhills1 INT3 BASPestScore 63
- KITCHEN AND BAR AT GREEN SPRINGSSafety Harbor1 INTScore 10
- LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANTSeffner1 INT4 BASScore 14
- STRANDHILL PUBLICTampa
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Clean Plates
595 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
I've seen this in kitchens from Saigon to Sarasota: 595 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, SON OF A BRISKET BBQ among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BARClearwater
- I WANNA WOKTampa
- SON OF A BRISKET BBQTampa
- DOUBLE EAGLE IIClearwater1 BASScore 1
- DUBLIN HOUSE PUBLargo
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🆕 New
New Owners
215 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The kitchen tells on itself. TUSCAN ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA in Largo, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and FRYER HOUSE in Tampa put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 215 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Kitchen-English translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The line deserved better.
- TUSCAN ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIALargo
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- FRYER HOUSETampa
- HOME2 TAMPA USFTampa
- WILDWOOD DINERWildwood
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Openings
81 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
the Tampa Bay area count: 81 opening signals. 88 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 983 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 92 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BAYBORO BREWING COMPANY in St. Petersburg, COOK OUT-TAMPA in Temple Terrace and FOOD TRUCK #1 in Plant City. Ledger type mix: 983 new-license records and 88 announcement-led records and 86 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 385 Unknown and 61 Pizza. Area concentration: 309 TAMPA and 78 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 108 opening signals in the last 90 days, 48 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-02. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BAYBORO BREWING COMPANYSt. Petersburg
- COOK OUT-TAMPATemple Terrace
- FOOD TRUCK #1Plant City
- MARINA GRILLEClearwater Beach
- MASCA CHASKATampa
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